Vladimir Putin and Russia

[Craig 6682]

1 hour ago, ewerk said:

This is how easy it is to get arrested in Moscow at the moment. Watch for the second woman.

 

 

I assume whatever that was has been pulled.

[ewerk 30620]

God damn Russians are controlling everything.

 

 

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[RobinRobin 11282]

9 hours ago, Isegrim said:

The Russian Embassy in Switzerlland claiming that a hospital in Maiupol was occupied by radical nazis, wasn’t bombed by Russians because of a ceasefire, there were no pregnant women or babies present and reports and photos saying something else are fake news.

 

Fucking hell.

Just another reason to hate Trump!

[ohhh_yeah 2967]

4 hours ago, RobinRobin said:

Just another reason to hate Trump!

 

Plus one.

 

I hate the algorithm!

 

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[MMXXVIII 1293]

Anyone know if you can be selective with which Ukrainian refugees you house?

[ewerk 30620]

Depends who your mum will let in I suppose.

[MMXXVIII 1293]

I'd need an ouija board to ask.

[Asprilla 96]

 

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https://pixelforest.itch.io/farmers-stealing-tanks

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[ewerk 30620]

 Aye, because they've got the world shit scared with their blistering performance in Ukraine.

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2 minutes ago, ewerk said:

 Aye, because they've got the world shit scared with their blistering performance in Ukraine.

Indeed. 

 

 

[Rayvin 5223]

It's starting to feel as though the stage is being set for this to come to an end tbh. The concession over joining NATO yesterday won't just have come out of nowhere, that will only have been offered as part of a wider negotiating strategy, and only on the basis that it moves us closer to an end to the crisis in very real terms.

 

I'm a bit more hopeful today than I had been.

[Rayvin 5223]

13 hours ago, Asprilla said:

 

 

This seems balanced enough but I don't think they're telling us anything we didn't know, which calls into question a bit their premise that discussion on these issues isn't taking place. I think we've all been very aware of the Azov regiment since this kicked off, and I'm not personally convinced that there has been any real attempt by the media to suppress discussion around that - the guardian was running articles on them in the same year they formed tbh.

 

I think an area that they could have addressed, was the extent to which this 'nazi' regiment was causing problems/violence to anyone. Just the fact that they exist, even if armed, doesn't make them much different to any other country. A bit, but not much. If they are running around using these weapons though, then that's a different story. As it is, every time anyone brings them up it seems a bit of an impotent remark - yeah they exist, but they don't particularly seem to have done anything for all their heavy arms.

[Tom 14011]

(to your previous post, not Nazi Ukrainians)
 

Yeh I think so too, unfortunately it’s going to leave Russia and a lot of very innocent Russians in a situation closer to North Korea than the McDonald’s & Netflix they’ve been used to. 
 

Surely even Russia can see how futile this war is, unless Putin is surrounded by yes men, like Hitler was. The fear of the dictator breeds disfunction & disinformation.
 

Like when Stalin collapsed in a puddle of his own piss his own closest allies were to scared to help him for a couple of days.

[Asprilla 96]

49 minutes ago, Rayvin said:

 

This seems balanced enough but I don't think they're telling us anything we didn't know, which calls into question a bit their premise that discussion on these issues isn't taking place. I think we've all been very aware of the Azov regiment since this kicked off, and I'm not personally convinced that there has been any real attempt by the media to suppress discussion around that - the guardian was running articles on them in the same year they formed tbh.

 

I think an area that they could have addressed, was the extent to which this 'nazi' regiment was causing problems/violence to anyone. Just the fact that they exist, even if armed, doesn't make them much different to any other country. A bit, but not much. If they are running around using these weapons though, then that's a different story. As it is, every time anyone brings them up it seems a bit of an impotent remark - yeah they exist, but they don't particularly seem to have done anything for all their heavy arms.

I’m not making any particular point, I just found it interesting. The video clearly says that the vast majority of Ukrainians are much more “western” and liberal which I am obviously pleased to hear but that there is a powerful Nazi element who although small in number, do have an influence in the country.

 

 

The potential parallels between Ukraine and Syria where the situation became so complicated you could almost be backing one side in one region and the opposite side in another.

[Howmanheyman 33251]

1 hour ago, Asprilla said:

I’m not making any particular point, I just found it interesting. The video clearly says that the vast majority of Ukrainians are much more “western” and liberal which I am obviously pleased to hear but that there is a powerful Nazi element who although small in number, do have an influence in the country.

 

 

The potential parallels between Ukraine and Syria where the situation became so complicated you could almost be backing one side in one region and the opposite side in another.

You could argue the far right in this country have an influence far in excess of their numbers but I find that idea more depressing than interesting.

[Alex 35095]

I think I favour the side not deliberately shelling civilians. 

Edited March 16, 2022 by Alex